Hateful flyers on campus target student groups

[TexasTowelie]

Flyers left around campus by a far-right political organization on May 7 labeled Students for Justice in Palestine and the Muslim Students Association as anti-Semitic.


Muslim students at the University of Minnesota were breaking their Ramadan fast on May 7 when they noticed flyers left by the door of the Al-Madinah Cultural Center in Coffman Union.

Created by a far-right political organization called the David Horowitz Freedom Center, the flyers accused multiple student groups and the campus as a whole of being anti-Semitic. The flyers are believed to be part of a national campaign targeting college campuses in the U.S., according to an email sent to the AMCC by Vice President for Equity and Diversity Michael Goh and Interim Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Maggie Towle. The University has condemned the flyers and has offered support to the affected students.

Titled “An Epidemic of Jew Hatred on Campus: The Top Ten Neo-Nazi Incidents,” the flyers condemned a series of events on different university campuses across the nation, which included the University of Minnesota. The text claimed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement shows "a direct parallel to the rhetoric and methods employed by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler." The Southern Poverty Law Center has listed the David Horowitz Freedom Center as an anti-Islam hate group.

Some flyers were also found in the West Bank Skyway and in Willey Hall; they have since been removed.

Read more: https://www.mndaily.com/article/2019/05/brarticles
(Minnesota Daily)